Memorial Day is upon us this weekend and, with it, comes a time of remembrance of those who have passed in service to our nation. Over time, Memorial Day has come to mean a lot of things and has, at times, been overshadowed by the prospect of an extra day off from work or a […]
VA, VSOs Partnered to Reduce Vet Claims Backlog
21 May 2013 By Leave a Comment
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and The American Legion announced a new partnership to help reduce the compensation claims backlog for Veterans. The effort—the Fully Developed Claims (FDC) Community of Practice—is a key part of VA’s overall transformation plan to end the backlog in 2015 and process claims within […]
VA Mandates Overtime To Handle Claims Backlog
16 May 2013 By Leave a Comment
This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has mandated the use of overtime for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices. The surge is expected to be implemented through the end of FY 2013 in the VA’s latest initiative to addressing the backlog of Veterans’ claims. Claims for homeless Veterans, those […]
Op SAMADHI: Bringing Yoga To Our Nation’s Heroes
15 May 2013 By Leave a Comment
Every so often, something comes across our desks or flies into our inboxes that makes us perk our ears up. Opportunities to spread the word on jobs, legislation, news, and the like that affect the LGBT and Veteran population. Today, a couple of flyers came through giving information on “Operation SAMADHI: Bringing Yoga To Our […]
May 2013: Mental Health Awareness Month
1 May 2013 By
May marks Mental Health Awareness Month. This month, numerous agencies will be working to raise public awareness about mental illnesses like depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc. Additionally, this month also brings attention to suicide that may be precipated by some mental illness. Mental Health Awareness Month seeks to educate communities about disorders and to reduce the […]
